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Indian Oil successfully tests innovative “Zero-Emission Electric Mobility” technology
Solution aims to provide Green Power for EV charging
In a bid to promote electric mobility in the country, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has successfully conducted a “Proof of Concept” feasibility study on “Zero-Emission Electric Mobility” at one of its fuel stations in Bengaluru.
Zero-Emission Electric Mobility is a concept that allows the electric vehicle  to charge using solar power thereby ensuring zero emissions. The EV charging system has been designed by M/s. Hygge Energy, a start-up incubated by Tech Mahindra, and has three main features - EVs are charged using solar power, no upgrades are required in grid infrastructure, and grid resilience is improved by the system’s architecture, especially in remote areas.
Speaking on this novel breakthrough, Mr. Vigyan Kumar, Executive Director , IndianOil, said, “As part of IndianOil’s foray into alternative energy, we have already set up 54 battery charging / swapping stations for electric vehicles in partnership with various companies. We have also taken a minority stake in Phinergy of Israel to set up Aluminium-Air battery manufacturing facility in India for electric vehicles & stationary applications. Given the challenges of grid capacity and reliability amid the uncertainty of EV adoption, we are committed to finding an integrated solution to ensure green power for EV charging at our fuel stations. This innovative solution developed by Hygge Energy, has demonstrated feasibility to address these issues. We will conduct pilot studies at more fuel stations across Bangalore. This solution is unique as it leverages the existing investment made by us in solarising our fuel stations and gives us a good basis to roll-out our EV charging initiative”, he added.
The technology enables intelligent electric-vehicle charging using “hybrid microgrids”. Hybrid microgrids are created by integrating existing grid infrastructure with solar PV batteries. Zero Emission Electric Mobility is a highly adaptable system that employs artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things  to ensure that charging requirements are primarily met with renewable energy from these hybrid microgrids, thereby providing 100% clean energy e-mobility. This also prevents additional load which electric vehicle supply equipment would exert on power distribution transformers that feed fuel stations. As a result, clean energy e-mobility can be accommodated without the need for additional investments in grid infrastructure.
This is stated in a press release issued by Shri R.Chidambaram, General Manager  Indian Oil, Chennai.
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Seizure of 1.85 kg of Gold valued Rs. 82.41 lakhs by Chennai Air Customs
Chennai Air Customs Officers intercepted a male passenger who arrived from Dubai by Emirates airlines flight no EK542 on 28.10.2022. On examination of his person, three bundles of gold in paste form were recovered from his body. On extraction, one gold ingot of 24K purity weighing 1036 grams valued at Rs. 46.15 lakhs was recovered and seized.
In another case, one male passenger who arrived from Dubai from Air India flight no. A1906 on 28.10.2022 was intercepted. On examination of his check-in baggage, two semifinished gold chains totally weighing 814 grams of 24K purity valued at Rs 36.26 lakhs was recovered and seized.
A total of 1.85 kg of Gold valued at Rs.82.41 lakhs was seized under the Customs Act, 1962.
Ministry of Defence
Airborne Tacticians for Navy and Coast Guard
A batch of 13 officers from the Indian Navy and three from the Indian Coast Guard graduated as “Observers”, at an impressive Passing Out Parade held on 10 Jul 19 at Naval Air Station, INS Garuda, Kochi. Rear Admiral Puneet Kumar Bahl, VSM, Chief Staff Officer  of Southern Naval Command reviewed the parade and awarded the coveted ‘golden wings’ to the passing out officers.
Lieutenant Aman Sharma was awarded the Uttar Pradesh trophy on being adjudged ‘First in Overall Order of Merit’ in the course. In addition, he was awarded the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command Trophy for being adjudged ‘Best in Flying’, and also Sub-Lieutenant RV Kunte memorial book prize on being adjudged ‘Best in Ground Subjects’ and Lieutenant Yashvir was awarded a book prize for presenting the ‘Best Project’.
The officers belonging to the 89th Regular course were trained for 38 weeks in various subjects including air navigation, flying procedures, tactics employed in air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and exploitation of airborne avionic systems. They would tenant appointments as ‘Airborne Tacticians’ on board Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine Warfare aircraft of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.
Ministry of Culture
The Sagar chapter of 10th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2019 commenced today
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2019 will be celebrated with traditional and classical performances by locals and artists from all Zonal Cultural Centers
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav  2019, after its conclusion in Jabalpur, travelled to Sagar in Madhya Pradesh today and met with exceptional response from locals and visiting audiences across the state. The venue at PTC Maidan, Pilli Kothi road, Civil Lines, Sagar was packed with spectators as the first day opened with dance presentation by the zonal cultural centres and followed by traditional performance-‘Mati ke Laal’ presented by locals of Madhya Pradesh on main stage. North-east dance forms presented by artists from NEZCC caught the eye of visitors for its beautiful choreograph.
Rastriya Sanskriti Mahotsav has been receiving continuous praise and popularity among the masses of our country for playing a major role to bridge our cultural diversity with the ancient ideal of ‘Oneness in all’ and thus it received commendable amount of love and admiration by artists and audiences alike, as it gave them an opportunity to discover rare and unexplored cultural traditions of our country, under the Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat Matrix.
The festival brought together craftsmen of Gujarat showcasing their metal-crafts; Jodhpur exhibiting items of block-printing, West Bengal selling handmade silk materials, Rajasthan displaying colourful glass bangles. Different states under seven zonal cultural centres put up stalls where visitors thronged in multitude and procured number of items elapsed all previous records. Other than the handicrafts, under the same roof, traditional flavours in the likes of LittiChoka-Chandra Kala-Khaja from Bihar; Dhokla- Thepla-Khandvi from Gujarat, Chole-Bhature-Amritsari Naan from Punjab and other partnering states were put up for sale in designated stalls. The people of Sagar experienced an unequalled shopping journey viz. handicrafts, cuisines, sculpture, photography, and performing arts, all under one campus.
First day at Sagar was replete with unprecedented performances like Rasleela by Vrindavan Research Institute where the immemorial narrative of Krishna-Leela was presented with a beautiful direction and composition, leaving audiences awe-struck with the grand illustration; ‘Chhau’ Presentation by Shiv Charan Sahu was next which mesmerized the spectators in a much grander scale.
Lastly, melodious performance of Roop Kumar Rathod and Sonali Rathod received graceful fervour and jubilation from the audience. Roopkumar’s voice elevated the classical gharana to a melodious state and Sonali Rathod’s voice gracefully captured the emotion of each song she has sung in the evening.
The Mahotsav will continue in Sagar tomorrow also with attractions of Bharatnatyam presentations, traditional and folk dances and Sangeet Programme in the end.
Ministry of Steel
Celebration of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” at KIOCL, Ministry of Steel
Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. , a Govt. of India enterprise, Ministry of Steel headquartered at Bengaluru has been celebrating “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” with vigour and zeal . The celebrations of 75 years of India' s independence will continue till August 15, 2023.
CMD, Shri S. K. Gorai, addressed the employees through video conferencing and expressed that this Mahotsav is dedicated to the people of India who have not only been instrumental in bringing India thus far in its evolutionary journey but also hold within them the power and potential to enable Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Modi’s vision of activating India that should be fuelled by the spirit of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
On the celebration of AKAM, mass singing of National Anthem was also organized, wherein all employees participated with great enthusiasm.
At KIOCL Township, Mangaluru, a drawing competition and singing of patriotic songs for school children were also organized.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 149.16 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 16.67 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,49,16,36,985
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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16,67,25,556
More than 149.16 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 16.67 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI receives upfront consideration of Rs 5,011 crore towards TOT Bundle 3
The NHAI has awarded TOT 3 bundle  consisting of 9 toll plazas in the state of UP, Jharkhand, Bihar and Tamil Nadu under its ambitious Toll-Operate-Transfer  model to M/s. Cube Mobility Investment Pte. Ltd.  and has received upfront consideration of Rs. 5,011 crore today. The award ceremony was held through video conferencing and chaired by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari, MoS Road Transport and Highways General V.K. Singh and NHAI Chairman Shri S S Sandhu. Member NHAI and representatives of M/s Cube Highways were present.
The concession period is 30 years and the concessionaire shall operate, maintain and collect the toll during the concession period. This is the second award under TOT mode and the first award of length of 681 km consisting 10 toll plazas was awarded to M/s MAIF for an upfront consideration of Rs. 9,681.5 crores in 2018. The NHAI is in the process of award of more stretches under TOT mode for monetization of its completed public funded projects.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
196.62 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 83,990
Active cases stand at 0.19%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.6%
10,972 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,27,36,027
13,313 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
85.94 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 6,56,410 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India has launched a nation-wide campaign for promotion of Digital Life Certificate for Central Government pensioners
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India has launched a nation-wide campaign for promotion of Digital Life Certificate through Face Authentication for Central Government pensioners. All registered Pensioners Associations, Pension Disbursing Banks, Ministries of Government of India and CGHS Centres had been requested to promote the Digital Life Certificate/Face Authentication Technique for giving Life Certificate by organizing special camps for ‘Ease of Living’ of pensioners. In that series, a Central Government team led by Shri Ruchir Mittal, Director, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare visited Srinagar where this campaign was organized on 10th November, 2022 for Central Government pensioners in collaboration with SBI in State Bank of India, Srinagar Main Branch, Residency road.
Large number of pensioners visited the campaign site. These pensioners were guided by the Department officials how to download the Face Authentication Jeevan Pramaan App in their mobile phones and give Life Certificate from their phones. The Life Certificate is generated within 60 seconds and a link sent on the mobile phone from where the same can be downloaded. This is a milestone leap into the Digital world taken by the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Government of India. The Director explained that earlier to submit Life Certificate in physical form the aged pensioners had to queue up for hours outside banks. Now, the same has been made possible at the click of a button from the comfort of their home.
DoPPW team also visited CGHS wellness center, Srinagar where pensioners were informed about DLC through Face Authentication and helped in submitting their life certificate. On 11th November, DoPPW team visited SBI Tangmarg branch in Baramulla district and informed bank officers and pensioners on how to use Face Authentication apps for submission of life certificate. The Face Authentication Technology was launched in November, 2021 by Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Minister of State  of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. A campaign for promotion the same is to be conducted nation-wide.
Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds people's enthusiasm for Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today noted people's enthusiastic participation in Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan. He said that this spirit symbolizes the country's unity and integrity.
He also shared a video where he interacted with youngsters on Rakshabandhan and gave them the Tricolor.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"हर घर तिरंगा अभियान को लेकर देशवासियों में जिस प्रकार का जोश और उत्साह देखने को मिल रहा है, वह राष्ट्र की एकता और अखंडता की अटूट भावना का प्रतीक है। यह भावना अमृतकाल में भारतवर्ष को एक नई ऊंचाई पर ले जाने वाली है। #HarGharTiranga"
Every Indian has a special bond with the Tiranga. Gave the Tiranga to my young friends earlier today. The smile on their faces says it all!
Ministry of Education
Cabinet approves “The Central Educational Institutions  Bill, 2019"
University/college to be considered as one unit based on 200 point roster
7000 existing vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment in Teachers’ Cadre
The New Bill will be introduced in the forthcoming session of Parliament
Giving a major push to the reforms in Education sector, making it inclusive and keeping in mind the aspirations of the people from different categories, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved theintroduction of a Bill namely "The Central Educational Institutions  Bill, 2019".
The Cabinet decision will address the long standing demands of persons belonging to SCs/STs/SEBCs and ensure their rights envisaged under the Constitution. It will also ensure providing of 10% reservation to EWS.
Impact:
This decision will:
- Allow filling up of more than 7000 existing vacancies by direct recruitment in Teachers' Cadre with 200 point roster. Ensure compliance of the Constitutional Provisions of Articles 14, 16 and 21.
- Ensure full representation of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes Socially and Educationally Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections in direct recruitment in teachers' cadres.
- Expected to improve the teaching standards in the higher educational institutions by attracting all eligible talented candidates belonging to SCs/STs/SEBCs/EWS.
Implications:
The Bill will replace "The Central Educational Institutions  Ordinance, 2019". And will be introduced in the forthcoming session of the Parliament.
Implementation:
It will consider the University/ College as one unit restoring earlier reservation system based on 200 point roster. No longer will 'Department / Subject' be treated as one unit.
The unit for reservation of posts in direct recruitment in teachers' cadre will be the University/Educational Institutions and not the Department.
The Cabinet decision will address the long standing demands of persons belonging to SCs/STs/SEBCs and ensure their rights envisaged under the Constitution. It will also ensure providing of 10% reservation to EWS.
Ministry of Coal
Extraction of Coal Bed Methane
At present, Coal Bed Methane  is not produced from any working/ operational coal mines in the country. Government of India had formulated a policy in 1997 to extract Coal Bed Methane  from coal-bearing areas prior to the mining of coal and a Memorandum of Understanding  was also signed between the Ministry of Coal and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, to act in a cooperative manner for the development of CBM.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Finance
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Calendar for Auction of Government of India Treasury Bills 
After reviewing the cash position of the Central Government, the Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to notify the amounts for the issuance of Treasury Bills for the quarter ending December 2019 as under:
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Notified Amount for Auction of Treasury Bills


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Date of Auction
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91 Days
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182 Days
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364 Days
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Total
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October 01, 2019
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9,000
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4,000
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3,000
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16,000
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October 09, 2019
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9,000
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4,000
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3,000
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16,000
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October 16, 2019
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9,000
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4,000
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3,000
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16,000
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October 23, 2019
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9,000
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4,000
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3,000
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16,000
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October 30, 2019
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9,000
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4,000
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3,000
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16,000
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November 06, 2019
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9,000
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4,000
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3,000
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16,000
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November 13, 2019
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9,000
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4,000
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3,000
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16,000
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November 20, 2019
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10,000
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4,000
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3,000
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17,000
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November 27, 2019
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10,000
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4,000
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3,000
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17,000
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December 04, 2019
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10,000
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4,000
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3,000
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17,000
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December 11, 2019
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10,000
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4,000
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3,000
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17,000
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December 18, 2019
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10,000
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4,000
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3,000
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17,000
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December 24, 2019
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10,000
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4,000
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3,000
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17,000
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Total
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123,000
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52,000
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39,000
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214,000
The Government of India in consultation with Reserve Bank of India will continue to have the flexibility to modify the notified amount and timing for auction of Treasury Bills depending upon the requirements of the Government of India, evolving market conditions and other relevant factors, after giving due notice to the market. Thus, the calendar is subject to change, if circumstances so warrant, including for reasons such as intervening holidays. Such changes, if any, will be communicated through regular press releases.
The auction of Treasury Bills will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No. F.4-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 issued by the Government of India, as amended from time to time.
RM/KMN
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
No proposal to launch a new pension policy for central civil pensioners:Dr Jitendra Singh
The Government today said that there is at present no proposal/consideration to launch new pension policy for central civil pensioners. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that in order to improve the pension process to facilitate pensioners, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare had developed ‘Bhavishya’, a common software module for Ministries, which has now been functioning as a mandatory platform for processing Pension & related benefits of Central Civil Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2017.
By keeping track of the progress as well as close monitoring of each pension case, it introduces transparency and accountability into the system thereby plugging delays. This system is at present being successfully implemented in 811 Offices of 96 Ministries/Departments/Apex Bodiesthrough 7372 DDOs. This system has also laid down the foundation of e-PPO and made a provision to integrate the e-PPO in the DigiLocker of the retiree.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry’s telemedicine service e Sanjeevani completes 9 lakh consultations
Since its rolling in November 2019, eSanjeevani AB-HWC completed over 1,83,000 consultations in a year
Over 7,16,000 consultations recorded on eSanjeevani OPD
In a landmark achievement, eSanjeevani, Health Ministry’s national telemedicine initiative today completed 9 lakh consultations. The top ten States with highest consultations through eSanjeevani and eSanjeevaniOPD platforms are Tamil Nadu , Uttar Pradesh , Kerala , Madhya Pradesh , Gujarat , Himachal Pradesh , Andhra Pradesh , Uttarakhand , Karnataka , and Maharashtra .
Telemedicine is a new modality for remote diagnosis and treatment of patients over internet. eSanjeevani enables virtual meetings between the patients and doctors & specialists from geographically dispersed locations, through video conferencing that occurs in real time. At the end of these remote consultations, eSanjeevani generates an electronic prescriptions which can be used for sourcing medicines. In order to enable delivery of outpatient services remotely during COVID-19 pandemic as many as 28 States have on-boarded the Ministry of Health’s eSanjeevani initiative. These States are aggressively working towards long term enablement of telemedicine services.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched two variants of eSanjeevani namely - doctor to doctor  in hub and spoke model and patient to doctor . It has been one year now that eSanjeevani Ayushman Bharat-HWC was rolled out. Andhra Pradesh was the first State to roll out eSanjeevaniAB-HWC services in November 2019 and since then around 240 hubs and over 5000 spokes have been set up by various States. eSanjeevani AB-HWC has completed over 1,83,000 consultations.
eSanjeevaniOPD is a telemedicine variant for public to seek health services remotely, it was rolled out on 13th of April 2020 during the first lockdown in the country. So far, over 7,16,000 consultations have been recorded on eSanjeevaniOPD that is hosting over 240 online OPDs which include general OPDs and speciality OPDs. Both the variants of eSanjeevani are rapidly evolving in terms of use and capacity and functionalities.
eSanjeevani Team at C-DAC Mohali is closely working with Ministry of Health to address the requirements of States. The Health Ministry is in regular touch with States to formulate strategies for extending the reach of eSanjeevani services to the underprivileged section of the society too. Few States like Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat etc., are experimenting various models to provision eSanjeevani services for non-IT savvy as well as poor patients who do not have access to the Internet.